Student initiated project

• Main Author: Liew, Jefferson Yew Loong
• Other Authors: Zheng Jianmin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Business and Management; Computer and Information Science; E-commerce; Food Delivery
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174301
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Introducing a new web-based e-commerce application that is specifically integrated within Telegram bots, this project aims to solve the problems that businesses encounter when trying to grow their perishable delivery fleets in a sustainable and effective way. Due to their unlimited exposure and access, traditional e-commerce platforms show to be unsuited for such activities, resulting in an unsustainable growth in delivery operating expenses. By embedding an e-commerce website within a dedicated Telegram bot, this solution allows companies to establish a bot for each desired location, thereby fixing the delivery routes and optimizing operational costs. The technical foundation of this application is built using a robust stack including Next.js for the front-end, Express.js for the backend, and MongoDB mongoose library for the database, all developed with TypeScript and styled using Material UI. This approach not only ensures a streamlined and cost-effective delivery process but also enables the scalability and accessibility of companies to manage their delivery services more effectively. Through this platform, companies can cultivate their own delivery fleets with greater control over delivery zones, significantly reducing overheads and fostering sustainable growth in the competitive market of perishables delivery.